Death claimed one of Kitchener's oldest residents last night in the person of Mrs. Anna Catharine Knell , widow of the late Frederick Knell. After an illness of two weeks, Mrs. Knell passed away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Doerr, 136 West Weber street at the age of 82 years, ten months, and 20 days. She attended St. Peter's Lutheran Church, and was a member of the St. Peter's Lutheran Ladies' Aid Society, She was born in Kitchener, July 28, 1847, and was married on March 28, 1872. Her husband predeceased her in 1915, and she is survived by two sons, Frederick Knell, Frederick street, and William Knell, West Ahrens street, Kitchener, two daughters, Mrs. C. H. Doerr, Weber street, and Mrs. J. W. Fraser, Breithaupt street, Kitchener, and seven grandchildren. One son, Hugo, died in 1899. Mrs. Knell was a sister of Louis Seip and Mrs. Hugo Kranz, both deceased. The funeral services will be held on Saturday at 2.30 from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Doerr, 136 West Weber street. Interment will be made in the family plot in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rev. H. A. Sperling officiating.1a